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education investment account—state appropriation, (($283,375,000)) 1 $253,375,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation, 2 (($59,893,000)) $28,493,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation 3 (CARES), (($98,723,000)) $108,279,000 of the general fund—federal 4 appropriation (CRRSA), and (($153,814,000)) $102,314,000 of the 5 general fund—federal appropriation (ARPA) are provided solely for the 6 working connections child care program under RCW 43.216.135. Of the 7 amounts provided in this subsection: 8 (a) The department of children, youth, and families shall work in 9 collaboration with the department of social and health services to 10 determine the appropriate amount of state expenditures for the 11 working connections child care program to claim towards the state's 12 maintenance of effort for the temporary assistance for needy families 13 program. The departments will also collaborate to track the average 14 monthly child care subsidy caseload and expenditures by fund type, 15 including child care development fund, general fund—state 16 appropriation, and temporary assistance for needy families for the 17 purpose of estimating the annual temporary assistance for needy 18 families reimbursement from the department of social and health 19 services to the department of children, youth, and families. 20 Effective December 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the department 21 of children, youth, and families must report to the governor and the 22 appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the legislature the total 23 state contribution for the working connections child care program 24 claimed the previous fiscal year towards the state's maintenance of 25 effort for the temporary assistance for needy families program and 26 the total temporary assistance for needy families reimbursement from 27 the department of social and health services for the previous fiscal 28 year. 29 (b) $6,390,000 is for the compensation components of the 30 2021-2023 collective bargaining agreement covering family child care 31 providers as provided in section 947 of this act. Of the amounts 32 provided in this subsection: 33 (i) $4,410,000 is for a 35 cent per hour per child rate increase 34 for family, friends, and neighbor providers (FFNs) beginning July 1, 35 2022; 36 (ii) $854,000 is to increase the rate paid to providers who reach 37 level 3.5 of the state's early achievers quality rating system by two 38 percent beginning July 1, 2021; and 39 p. 1149 ESSB 5187.SL